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Introduction to Malaysian Music

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true about the description of Malaysian Classical music

a)

Associated with royal courts and palaces

b)

Has a defined repertory

c)

Mostly played in rural areas

d)

No structured training

2.

What is oral tradition?

a)

A tradition that is passed from one person to another in verbal format

b)

A tradition that has a specific theory and written notes

c)

A tradition that makes you brush your teeth with a particular toothbrush

d)

Tradition that fuses multiple traditions

3.

What was the description of the New Economic Policy 1970

a)

Creation of Malay and Industrial community

b)

Encouragement of Bumiputera participation in urban activities

c)

Establishment of new growth centres

d)

Encouraging rubber planting

4.

True or False: Syncretic music is heard in both rural and urban settings

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following best described popular and contemporary art music in Malaysia

a)

Uses the Western Based notation

b)

Performed by rural performers

c)

It is played by mostly uneducated musicians

d)

Performed for ritual context

6.

Which of the following were the influences of Syncretic music?

a)

Vaudeville

b)

Madrigals

c)

Chinese Opera

d)

Parsi Theater

7.

Which genre best describe the Joget Gamelan?

a)

Popular

b)

Syncretic

c)

Classical

d)

Folk

8.

Which of the dialects were more spoken in East Malaysia mentioned in the lecture

a)

Cantonese

b)

Hakka

c)

Fu-chou (Hokchiu)

d)

Hokkien

9.

Which of the instruments could be classified as a chordophone

a)

Rebab

b)

Sitar

c)

Violin

d)

Gambus

10.

Which of the following is NOT an Idiophone

a)

Bonang Gamelan

b)

Angklung

c)

Kidiu

d)

Ding Galoh

11.

True or false: The systematic way to classify music instruments is called Horn-Sachs

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following is/are part of the South Asian heritages that make up Malaysian Society

a)

Punjabi

b)

Bengali

c)

Tamil

d)

Singhalese

13.

What was the term used to the Indians who married Malay women in the past

a)

Jiwa Peranakan

b)

Jawa Peranakan

c)

Jawi Peranakan

d)

Juga Peranakan

14.

The highest peak in Malaysia is in Sabah's Mount (a)   ?

15.

During the late 19th century, what was the main crops that the British were interested in?

a)

Rubber

b)

Corn

c)

Wheat

d)

Palm oil